While watching a classic cricket match from the 1990s, I realised something: data, a term now central to fields from business to sports, was always present – even before our tech-driven world took shape.
Back then, as the bowler ran in, the television screen displayed a line showing his bowling path. It illustrated how a consistent line and length could influence the batsman’s response. Another graphic showed the batsman’s shot placements across the stadium. This was not just data as we see it today; it was knowledge, experience, and anticipation coming together. In essence, it was data – transformed from experience into actionable insights.
Today, data defines how we make decisions. But this isn’t new; it is simply a structured version of what experience and intuition have always offered. Think of a seasoned business leader deciding where to invest or which product to launch. These decisions may seem instinctive, but they are based on patterns, outcomes, and lessons learned from years of experience. In a way,........